IT Report from the Field
ASIS&T Summit 2001
This conference, held February 2-4 in San Francisco, sought to define the emerging discipline of information architecture and presented many examples of its implementation.
by Alice Klingener — Page 1

IT Interview
bepress.com Introduces Innovative Scholarly Publishing Model
In a recent interview, bepress.com CEO Robert Cooter talked about how the new publishing venture is providing inexpensive, scholarly journals with a quick turnaround time.
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
Professional Publishers Confront Change
This recent conference, held February 4­7 in Washington, DC, hosted nearly 300 publishers and a handful of librarians to discuss the latest issues affecting professional and scholarly publishers.
by Judy Luther and Ana Arias Terry — Page 22

IT Report from the Field
Building the Virtual Reference Desk
The recent "Building the Virtual Reference Desk in a 24/7 World" symposium, co-sponsored by the Library of Congress and OCLC, featured digital reference case studies, research, and future possibilities.
by Laverna Saunders  — Page 25

Gale Group and Dialog to Gather Gannett Newspapers
by Barbara Quint — Page 1

NewsBank Acquires MediaStream Businesses from Knight Ridder
by Paula J. Hane — Page 3

Wider Access to U.S. Court Records Database Stirs Up Controversy
by Paula J. Hane — Page 13

SoftLine Information Introduces Alt-PressWatch Collection of Full-Text Alternative Press Weeklies
by Barbara Quint — Page 14

Questel•Orbit in the New Millennium
by Nancy Lambert — Page 15

DRUGFACTS.com Portal Launched to Fill a Niche
by Susan Detwiler — Page 16

Elsevier Science Expands and Repackages Its Online Offerings
by Paula J. Hane — Page 18

Quint’s Online
Planning for an Unpleasant Economy
Barbara Quint suggests that if the recent economic downturn continues, vendors should plan for a possible recession—and the inevitable downsizing and outsourcing that would accompany it. — Page 8

Database Review
Missing the Point on Contentville
Mick O'Leary examines Contentville and explains how the site's legal, public relations, and design problems obscure the excellent material it does contain. — Page 20

Company Announcements

• West Group Acquires FindLaw— Page 52
• Micromedia, Ltd. Partners with NewsBank, Books24x7.com— Page 52
• Editors Clarify Rules for Peer-Reviewed Chemistry Journals— Page 52
• ITI Adds Detwiler's Directory of Health & Medical Resources to Its Product Line— Page 52
• BountyQuest Awards $40,000 for Information Challenging Patent Validity— Page 53

Internet Insights
A Tale of Two Industries' Metamorphoses
Péter Jacsó discusses the travel and information industries and describes how they can learn from one another. — Page 30

Internet Waves
Do-It-Yourself PC/Mac Tech Support
Shirley Kennedy shares some helpful ideas about how to provide your own information systems support. — Page 32

Internet Announcements

• Factiva Releases Factiva Search Module— Page 29
• Lexis-Nexis Announces Portal Enhancement, Alliance with Interface Software, Inc.— Page 29
• CSA Offers New BiblioAlerts.com Service— Page 34
• Questia Launches Student Research and Paper-Writing Service— Page 34
• BioMedNet Reviews Released to Institutional Market— Page 34

Focus on Publishing
Web Design Embraces Application Servers
Robin Peek discusses the announced purchase of Allaire by Macromedia, and particularly, the ramifications of acquiring ColdFusion, which will allow Macromedia to create an even deeper product line and advance into server functions. — Page 40

Internet Publishing Announcements

• Adobe Introduces Two New eBook Products— Page 39
• InterTrust Acquires PublishOne, Is Selected by Nokia Corp.— Page 39
• DjVu Offers Alternative to Adobe PDF, JPEG, and GIF Files— Page 41
• Semio Provides New Vertical Industry Templates for Content Categorization— Page 41
• McGraw-Hill Professional Teams Up with DigitalOwl for E-Book Sales— Page 41

The Systems Librarian
OCLC's CORC in the Library
Terry Ballard reports on the OCLC Cooperative Online Resource Catalog and notes that, although there are glitches, it shows promise for his university's library. — Page 46

Library Systems Announcements

• Gaylord Information Systems Releases Polaris 1.5, Announces Implementation in Clearwater Libraries— Page 45
• TLC Unveils YouSeeMore— Page 45
• Endeavor Announces Product Implementations— Page 47
• theLibraryPlace.com Launches Collection of Titles, Offers Professional Development Information— Page 48
• epixtech Announces Open Source Licensing Plans for NISO CIP Engine— Page 48

• Calendar — Page 51
• Book Review

Super Searchers in the News: The Online Secrets of Journalists & News Researchers
by Paula J. Hane, reviewed by Gwen Gregory — Page 53
• People Line — Page 57

• Online Directory of Services & Sources — Page 27
• Internet Directory of Services & Sources — Page 37
• Library Systems Directory of Services & Sources — Page 49
• CD/DVD Directory of Services & Sources — Page 65
• Bookshelf — Pages 54­55
• InfoToday 2001 Conference Preview — Pages 59­63
• Classified Advertising — Page 64
• Index to Advertisers